Murrell v. Allstate Insurance Company

Filing 31

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Stay Proceedings 30 is GRANTED, in part, and DENIED, in part. The Court denies Defendant's request for a stay of this action. The Court grants Defendant until May 3, 2013 to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 3/14/13. (LAH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION

WAYNE MURRELL,
Plaintiff,
v.
ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO.,
Defendant.

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Case No. 4:12CV1707 JAR

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Stay Proceedings (ECF No. 30).
Defendant asked the Court to stay the proceedings in this case because it has filed a motion to
transfer the case, Jeff Busch, et al. v. Allstate Insurance Co., No. 6:12cv03490 ODS, which is
currently pending in the Western District of Missouri, and consolidate it with the instant action.
Plaintiff has not responded to Defendant’s Motion.
The Court finds that an indefinite stay is not warranted in this action. The Court, however,
will grant Defendant’s request for an additional sixty (60) days, up to and including May 3, 2013,
to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion to Stay Proceedings [30] is
GRANTED, in part, and DENIED, in part. The Court denies Defendant’s request for a stay of this
action. The Court grants Defendant until May 3, 2013 to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s
First Amended Complaint.

Dated this 14th day of March, 2013.

JOHN A. ROSS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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